Ubuntu – B43 Wireless not working on 2.6.35 kernel

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After upgrading to kernel version 2.6.35 (went from 10.04 to 10.10), my wireless card stopped working. I'm currently using the Broadcom STA wireless driver (proprietary).

Have anyone found any fix to this issue besides using a previous kernel version?

Thanks!

Best Answer

Try installing the one from the Broadcom website. It's here. Follow the instructions in the readme.

Alternatively, try reinstalling the driver, it worked for me once.

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I do not believe the STA driver is correct. Please obtain a temporary internet connection, open a terminal and do:

sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

Reboot and tell us if your wireless is working.

Ubuntu – Broadcom wireless driver not working

I've got the same wireless card, and the same problem over the last couple of weeks. I tried out several things to no avail.

As one guy wrote:

"... the driver for your chip has yet not been released into the "mainstream", so purchasing an USB adapter might be an easier option than to spend several days trying to find a solution"

I am bound to agree with his statement, and will purchase an adapter as the one below if available in Europe:

https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb

UPDATE: it does seem to have brought some stability to wifi-adapter, using the following options:

sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi-opt.conf <<< "options iwlwifi power_save=0 swcrypto=1"

You can read more about it here:

Wifi losing connection, weak signal, Intel 7260 adapter

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